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Planning commission recommends three Agricultural and Forestal District additions to Board of Supervisors
Summary
The Louisa County Planning Commission voted to recommend additions or amendments to the Goldmine Creek, Ellisville and Green Springs Agricultural and Forestal Districts, forwarding each application to the Board of Supervisors for final action.
The Louisa County Planning Commission on Monday night voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve three applications to add or amend parcels in existing Agricultural and Forestal Districts (AFDs).
A county planner presented three separate applications: an addition to the Goldmine Creek Agricultural and Forestal District comprising four parcels totaling 284 acres (landowners identified in the record as Matthew Craig; Jason and Anna Anderson; and an additional owner), an amendment to the Ellisville AFD covering two parcels (57.97 acres) from landowner Renee Gutierrez, and a three-parcel addition to the Green Springs AFD totaling about 85.098 acres from landowners Karen Holbeck and Joseph Roderick. The planner said the applicants are pursuing AFD enrollment to preserve rural uses including crops, timber and pasture.
"All landowners are excited to be working toward land preservation in Louisa County," the county staff member told commissioners during the Goldmine Creek presentation.
No members of the public spoke at any of the three hearings. After staff presentations and brief questions from commissioners about application timing and relationships to other initiatives, commissioners moved and seconded recommendations to forward each application to the Board of Supervisors for final action. The chair announced that each motion "carries" after roll-call voting.
Why it matters: AFDs are a voluntary program used by property owners who want to preserve agricultural and forestry uses and obtain certain tax and subdivision considerations. If the Board of Supervisors follows the commission's recommendations, the designated parcels will be entered into their respective AFDs, which affects future land use options and subdivision potential for the parcels.
The commission's action is a recommendation; the Board of Supervisors will consider the items in a future meeting. Staff noted multiple AFD-related hearings are scheduled for the July calendar and asked commissioners to review packet materials in advance.
What to watch for: The Board of Supervisors will decide whether to adopt the recommendations during its public meeting; the commission record shows the applicants and staff indicated preservation motives for the parcels but did not include contested opposition at the commission level.
